ICAP Side Event at COP 15 in Copenhagen
On 14 December 2009, ICAP hosted a side event at the United Nations Climate Change Conference 2009 in Copenhagen, Denmark.

About 150 participants were interested in presentations on ICAP's current and future activities contributing to the establishment of a well-functioning global carbon market.
In addition to a keynote speech by the Honourable Gordon Campbell, Premier of British Columbia, a panel of international experts discussed prospects for linking existing and emerging ETS worldwide and how to enhance participation of developing countries in the global carbon market.
Speakers particularly highlighted the growing importance of emissions trading as a tool to mitigate climate change as well as the emerging role for linking the existing and emerging cap and trade systems to build a robust global carbon market. Pete Grannis, Commissioner, Department of Environmental Conservation of New York State provided the closing remarks.